“Analyst Mike Abramsky with RBC Capital Markets said in a note to investors on Wednesday that he believes Apple and Verizon will surpass 1 million phones sold in the first week,” Sam Oliver reports for AppleInsider.

“He also expects robust sales to continue, with between 3 million and 4 million handsets selling in the first quarter of availability,” Oliver reports. “Based on estimated pre-order demand and available inventory, Abramsky believes that Verizon, Apple and Best Buy retail stores may completely stock out in the first week on their way to 1 million units sold. He expects that Apple has between a million and 1.5 million in channel inventory for the launch.”

Oliver reports, “For calendar year 2011, Abramsky sees between 9 million and 10 million Verizon iPhones being sold, though he cautioned the number could be conservative.”

Much more in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Dan K." for the heads up.]